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Javi Albarrรกn ๐Ÿ‰

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Loving husband, proud father and passionate historian of the Medieval Islamic West at the University of Granada. Living the Albayzin. Writing on the loss of al-Andalus, Crusades in al-Andalus, jihad, Andalusi Christians, Andalusi memory... Antifascist.

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My last paper aims to explore the relationships between natural disasters and socio-political events in the Andalusi and Maghribi worlds, situating them within a wider Mediterranean pattern that offers a cross-cultural dialogue on the politics of environmental meaning
journals.uio.no/JAIS/article...

03.11.2025 09:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My last paper aims to explore the relationships between natural disasters and socio-political events in the Andalusi and Maghribi worlds, situating them within a wider Mediterranean pattern that offers a cross-cultural dialogue on the politics of environmental meaning
journals.uio.no/JAIS/article...

03.11.2025 09:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Aula รrabe 7.3. The history of Morocco through its cities YouTube video by Casa รrabe

Tomorrow we'll have the pleasure of welcoming Amira Bennison (UCambridge) to Granada. She will speak about the history of the Maghreb through its cities. The lecture can also be followed online via YouTube
www.youtube.com/live/ePPGE9P...

#Maghreb
#Granada
@casaarabe.bsky.social

23.10.2025 13:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Western journalists are failing to stand up for their colleagues in Gaza | Mohamad Bazzi This hypocrisy of western media has been laid bare by Israelโ€™s targeting of journalists since the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack

โ€œPalestinian journalists like Anas al-Sharif have been able to tell their own peopleโ€™s story directly to the world. And Israel is methodically killing them for it, while many of their Western colleagues and international journalistic institutions remain shamefully silentโ€โ€” my latest @theguardian.com

16.08.2025 14:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 78    ๐Ÿ” 47    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Israeli attacks on Palestine churches part of campaign to eradicate Christian presenceโ€™ The Higher Presidential Committee of Church Affairs in Palestine pointed to 'an unprecedented assault on the churches of the Holy Land' in Palestine.

The Higher Presidential Committee of Church Affairs in Palestine pointed to 'an unprecedented assault on the churches of the Holy Land' in Palestine.

www.newarab.com/news/israel-...

16.08.2025 21:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œOs encomiendo Palestina y a su gente, a sus niรฑos que nunca tuvieron tiempo de soรฑarโ€ Israel ha asesinado a cinco periodistas de Al Jazeera en un ataque selectivo, entre ellos a Anas Al-Sharif, de 28 aรฑos, que habรญa sido seรฑalado por el ejรฉrcito. Reproducimos รญntegramente su testamento

๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ Cerramos la noche con este bluit:
โ€œOs encomiendo Palestina y a su genteโ€.
Reproducimos el testamento de Anas Al-Sharif, periodista de Al Jazeera asesinado por Israel en Gaza. Un grito contra el olvido

15.08.2025 20:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 31    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Netanyahu is pushing Israel's security cabinet to pass his annihilation order | Opinion ***

Today is the day Benjamin Netanyahu convenes his security cabinet to agree to his Final Solution on Gaza.

Mark it down. This the day the world turned away.

#Gaza #GazaGenocide

www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...

07.08.2025 11:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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On the Lisbon coast reading about anti-fascism and the Spanish Civil War in the Arab world, with the fantastic "Moros contra Franco" by Marc Almodรณvar and Andreu Rosรฉs

@versolibros.com
@versobooks.bsky.social
#antifascism
#ArabHistory

05.08.2025 16:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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My new piece on the so-called ยซMozarabsยป and the fate of the Christians of al-Andalus.

#Al-Andalus
#Islam
#Medievalsky

www.alandalusylahistoria.com?p=5442

01.08.2025 11:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My new piece on the so-called ยซMozarabsยป and the fate of the Christians of al-Andalus.

#Al-Andalus
#Islam
#Medievalsky

www.alandalusylahistoria.com?p=5442

01.08.2025 11:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Arabic inscriptions in Norman buildings. Palermo, Sicily

#Arabic
#Normans
#Sicily

06.07.2025 20:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Women were forbidden to have amorous relations with men of another religion, to have children with a man of another religion, or to breastfeed a child of another religion; they were forbidden to share meals, feasts, or duels. But did they comply with these rules?

www.alandalusylahistoria.com?p=5274

15.04.2025 08:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Women were forbidden to have amorous relations with men of another religion, to have children with a man of another religion, or to breastfeed a child of another religion; they were forbidden to share meals, feasts, or duels. But did they comply with these rules?

www.alandalusylahistoria.com?p=5274

15.04.2025 08:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Andalusi ham. Another way of understanding intercultural relations. Trevรฉlez (Alpujarras, Granada) ๐Ÿ˜‹

#Al-Andalus
#Granada

07.04.2025 19:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Andalusi ham. Another way of understanding intercultural relations. Trevรฉlez (Alpujarras, Granada) ๐Ÿ˜‹

#Al-Andalus
#Granada

07.04.2025 19:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Spain of Moorish blood: the Right and the Arab-Berber heritage

Between the end of the 19th and early 20th, the only thing uniting the Spanish right was animosity towards the left. They had many differences, such as their conception of Spainโ€™s Islamic past

www.alandalusylahistoria.com?p=5264

04.04.2025 10:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Spain of Moorish blood: the Right and the Arab-Berber heritage

Between the end of the 19th and early 20th, the only thing uniting the Spanish right was animosity towards the left. They had many differences, such as their conception of Spainโ€™s Islamic past

www.alandalusylahistoria.com?p=5264

04.04.2025 10:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The archaeological site of Mesas de Villaverde (Mรกlaga) with its church carved in stone. It is associated -although this is not completely confirmed- with Bobastro, the place from which, between the 9th-10th centuries, Umar b. Hafsun challenged the Umayyad emirate of Cordoba
#medievalsky
#Al-Andalus

30.03.2025 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The archaeological site of Mesas de Villaverde (Mรกlaga) with its church carved in stone. It is associated -although this is not completely confirmed- with Bobastro, the place from which, between the 9th-10th centuries, Umar b. Hafsun challenged the Umayyad emirate of Cordoba
#medievalsky
#Al-Andalus

30.03.2025 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ataifor of Benetusser, Valencia. 11th century. Madinat al-Zahra' style
#medievalsky
#al-Andalus

28.03.2025 16:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Gate of Justice of the Alhambra, 1348. The hand on the keystone of the arch of the faรงade and the key on the keystone of the entrance arch stand in contrast to the image of the Virgin and Child, placed by the Catholic Monarchs over the foundational Arabic inscription
#medievalsky
#al-Andalus

27.03.2025 12:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Gate of Justice of the Alhambra, 1348. The hand on the keystone of the arch of the faรงade and the key on the keystone of the entrance arch stand in contrast to the image of the Virgin and Child, placed by the Catholic Monarchs over the foundational Arabic inscription
#medievalsky
#al-Andalus

27.03.2025 12:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nuestra compaรฑera, Alicia Hernรกndez Robles publica el artรญculo "Alojarse en un funduq en al-Andalus", donde podrรฉis indagar acerca de este sitio al que recurrian los viajeros y comerciantes en busca de alojamiento y seguridad.

Os dejamos el enlace al artรญculo: www.alandalusylahistoria.com?p=5249

23.03.2025 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Next week in Valencia, talking about Jerusalem and the Islamic response to the Crusades. You are all invited!

#medievalsky
#crusades

21.03.2025 09:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Next week in Valencia, talking about Jerusalem and the Islamic response to the Crusades. You are all invited!

#medievalsky
#crusades

21.03.2025 09:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today in Madrid, talking about emotions and war in the Islamic Mediterranean

#medievalsky

asociacionjimena.wixsite.com/jimena/congr...

10.03.2025 05:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The so-called minaret of S. Juan de los Caballeros (Cordoba) belonged to an small Umayyad mosque probably built in the early 9th c. al-Andalus. After the Christian conquest of the city (1236), the building was donated to the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, transforming it into a church
#medievalsky

06.03.2025 19:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The so-called minaret of S. Juan de los Caballeros (Cordoba) belonged to an small Umayyad mosque probably built in the early 9th c. al-Andalus. After the Christian conquest of the city (1236), the building was donated to the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, transforming it into a church
#medievalsky

06.03.2025 19:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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After the Christian conquest of #Granada, the new rulers gave ecclesiastical institutions permission to reuse the material from the Islamic cemeteries in their constructions. On the walls of the Church of S. Cristobal in the Albayzin one can see the remains of Andalusi tombs
#Al-Andalus
#medievalsky

28.02.2025 18:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The IFAO has just published "The Medieval Jihad". My chapter, entitled "Can we Talk About โ€œHoly Warโ€ in al-Andalus? Jihadโ€”and Beyondโ€”in 10th Century Umayyad Iberia", discusses whether there was sacralized warfare in al-Andalus and how to define it

#medievalsky

www.ifao.egnet.net/publications...

28.02.2025 00:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0